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Thursday, November 29, 2007

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

THE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT WIZARDThe Christmas Ornament Wizard will calculate how many ornaments you need to decorate your tree! Just enter your tree height and base width and the Christmas Ornament Wizard will calculate the perfect number of ornaments for your Christmas tree.The Christmas ornament calculator is based on an average ornament size of 3.5", and assumes coverage that's not too light, but also not too heavy.

BEWARE OF THESE CARSIt's NOT a good day for the people at Chrysler. "Forbes" just put out its fourth annual list of the WORST cars of the year... and Chrysler manufactures every single car in the top FIVE.

The rankings are based on four main factors: The number of recalls... "Consumer Reports" reliability rankings... deprecation... and crash test ratings. Other factors, like cost and fuel efficiency, are a smaller part of the rankings.

The five worst cars of the year are, in order: Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Nitro, Jeep Liberty, Dodge Caliber and Dodge Magnum. Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep are Chrysler's three brands.

The Sebring finished as the worst car mostly because of SIX recalls this year... from things like malfunctioning airbags and poor engine cooling.

Overall, eight of the 10 worst cars are American made.

After those five Chrysler-made cars, the rest of the list, in order, goes: Ford Crown Victoria, Chevrolet Aveo, Nissan Quest, Hyundai Entourage and Pontiac Grand Prix.

BEWARE OF THE CROWDSThere's a new poll out about holiday shopping, and it confirmed what we pretty much already knew: No matter how much we try to get away, Americans are still shopping at WAL-MART.

According to the survey, 63% of Americans say they're planning on doing some of their holiday shopping at Wal-Mart... that's the highest percentage for any store in the country.

Target came in second, at 57%. (--People could name more than one store.)

Best Buy is third, at 43%... then Kmart, at 28%... Kohl's at 27%... Macy's at 25%... Sears at 23%... Circuit City at 21%... and, finally, Victoria's Secret at 17%.

ANDRE RIEU TICKETSWe'll have a chance for you to win tickets tomorrow at 7:30! Don't miss out!